The consideration of long-term investment value drivers and risks is a fiduciary obligation placed on fund managers. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are increasingly recognised as being material to investment value creation and preservation. In this context, the systematic and explicit inclusion of ESG into investment analysis and decision making is a core principle under which we invest, launch new products and manage our existing AUM.

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